Resources

In this video, Dr Sunde, University of South Africa, explores the impact of colonisation on the customary laws of coastal communities in South Africa, focusing mainly on the Gongqose case.

In this video, Dr Vermeylen examines customary law and the sea rights of the Yolngu peoples in north-eastern Arnhem Land in Australia

Namibia’s Experience on Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Small-Scale Fisheries: Towards a National Plan of Action for Small Scale Fisheries in Namibia- Day 1

This webinar explores the role and practical relevance of international legal instruments for the recognition and full realisation of the human rights of small-scale fishers.

The event identified contributions to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

This webinar explores how different international actors and national governments engage with the blue economy in what ways they expect the blue economy to contribute to the realization of the SDG's

This webinar brings together creative practitioners to discuss the means by which art can transfer knowledge, democratise international debates and transcend dogmatic policy implementation.

The social scientists and artists working on this project use this storytelling to illustrate how, if we are willing to listen closely, scientific knowledge and indigenous knowledge can at times align

In this short documentary, we take a look at the symbolism of canoes among coastal people in Ghana and its relationship with Asafo* groups and local festivals.

A Roundtable Discussion on the Ocean and Climate Justice: Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation

Young people and researchers explain why children's rights to a healthy ocean are crucial in addressing climate change.

This webinar, by Mia Strand, looks at Ocean Knowledge, bringing together law, marine, social sciences, arts and policy.

What is the role of gender, culture and local knowledge in sustainable development and the SDGs? Indigenous and gendered knowledges can contribute in new ways to ecological sustainability.

Knowledge of indigenous peoples in Namibia, Ghana and South Africa contributes to a sustainable blue economy.

This is a video of a webinar that aims to bring attention to the human-cultural dimension of the ocean, its value and use by local people in terms of indigenous knowledge.

The seminar highlights the impact of climate change on the oceans, the role that oceans play in climate dynamics and mitigation, and adaptation strategies to climate change.

This project forms part of a PhD project by Mia Strand, and a postdoctoral project led by Dr Nina Rivers. The video provides a snapshot from their arts-based participatory research work.